Dirk De Groen Bmw 507

The BMW 507 of Dirk de Groen from the USA won the Coppo d'Oro at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este today (Sat 24 May). The judges' prize is awarded at the end of the event, which moves to neighbouring Villa Erba on the Sunday for the public day, so it is the visitors that decide the big winner on the first day. Dirk de Groen, the president of the BMW Classic Car Club of America and the owner of a 507, notes some of the reasons for the roadster's seven.

If you think the BMW 507 is impressive, how about listening to Dirk de Groen @dirksgarage give you amazing insight about his 507 from the Pebble Beach Concours?! (Also, big thank you to Colleen Sheehan @colleen365gtb4c of @nextgenclassics for the video work. I don't know much about the world of classic concours. But Dirk's 507 won at Villa D'este.

Does he have a chance today at Pebble Beach? Maybe Andrew @adawil2002 knows more about the situation? We found a rare 507 model in the safe hands of BMW collector Dirk de Groen, who has a collection of 12 BMWs spanning several eras in the leafy Miami suburb of Coral Gables. Concours d'Elegance, Bmw 507 wins Gold Cup 2025 The elegant body combined with a 3.2.

While attending Art Basel in Miami, web imprint Cool Hunting caught up with BMW collector Dirk de Groen for a look at one of his prized models, the 1957 BMW 507 convertible. Valued at $1.7 million USD, the rare 507 was initially built to compete with the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, however its expansive productions costs forced the German carmaker to drop its plan to build 5,000 models to what would. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.

Dirk de Groen, president of the BMW Classic Car Club of America, is currently undergoing a thorough restoration of his 507 in Germany. "Everyone thinks that the 507 is immune from rust because of its aluminum skin, but underneath they can rust badly if not properly stored and monitored. The steel from the 1950s was never treated, never.

The owner, Dirk de Groen and his wife have more than one reason to pop a neat bottle of champagne, since they've also earned the Trofeo Vranken-Pommery for the best iconic car crossing the mosaic tiles in front of Villa d'Este.